[Texas_Jarhead]

"Not only have the charges against a South Carolina teenage boy and a homeschooling mother stemming from a confrontation with a plainclothes police officer been dropped, but the officer involved has been fired."

Outstanding!

[passionfruit]

Amen!

[CzarNicky]

A press release Reece issued also mentions that the plainclothes officer, identified in earlier press reports as Investigator Michael Snow, "has been terminated."

Soon to be touted as another casualty of Bush's economic policies.

[1FASTGLOCK45]

I am not for suing, but in this case, The police department should not be sued, but the "Fired Officer" should be sued.

[muawiyah]

No matter what, we have to remember that this former police officer was in the class of people Liberals believe should be the ONLY ones to have access to guns.

[writer33]

I think those homeschoolers are psychos!

:) Hehe!

Denote sarcasm for those about to pounce.

[WesternPacific]

The 16-year-old boy was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, a small hunting knife on his belt....

In most towns I have lived in half the town could be arrested on any given day for carrying a hunting knife on their belt. Especially during hunting season.

[PresbyRev]

Justice!

[This Just In]

I commend Police Chief Reece for doing the right thing by firing Officer Snow.

The officer did not identify himself. I'm quite confident that had he done this he would still have a job with the force today. And to respond in the way he did was completely unprofessional. According to the article, the officer appears to have some problems with controlling his anger. Not what we want in a law enforcement officer.

[freepatriot32]

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update to the story from the other day

[Dat Mon]

"Instead he shouted, shoved, verbally abused, intimidated."

This clown should be arrested for simple assault.

Let him try the same bullying in the lockup room with his new found 'friends'.

[Dan from Michigan]

Alright. Kudos for that Chief.

[Sola Veritas]

I have always felt that police, unless working undercover, should always be clearly uniformed and wearing badge and photo ID.

It bugs me no end to see a "police" officer wearing blue jeans with a gun on his hip and a stupid badge alone on his belt in front. From behind he looks like someone engaged in open carry. Also, badges are hard to tell if real until you are very close to the wearer.

I am licensed as an armed private investigator in Oklahoma. As one I can carry a concealed firearm both on or off duty, but it must remain concealed (unless of course it is drawn for self protection, etc.). I consider this to be a reasonably requirement. I think the same should be required of "lawmen" not in uniform.

Whatever, this officer was entirely wrong in his behavior and demeanor. Dismissal is not enough. He should be charged with assault and permanently lose his "peace officer" status. Otherwise he will just transfer to another department in that state. This guy sounds like a really lose cannon.

[Nov3]

I wonder what else this cowboy had done. It had to be ugly. One does not get to be an undercover cop and get fired over one incident of beating up a kid in front of his parents. It takes about a dozen of those in front of a video camera before you get disciplined.

This guy had a history - mark my words.

[savedbygrace]

Ping

[cynicom]

One less future Gestapo agent.

[dirtbiker]

Un f'ning believiable!!!!! I can't believe how STUPID (for lack of a better word) people have become these days. When I went to school (back in the '70's), EVERY male student either carried a pocket knife or a belt knife. Every hunting season, EVERY truck with a rifle rack in the back window had a hunting rifle in it, usually more than one! And guess what? NOBODY was shot, and NOBODY cared one way or the other!

(Seen on a bumper sticker: Guns don't kill people, I DO!)

[taxesareforever]

a small hunting knife on his belt,

Doesn't sound like a concealed weapon to me.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

began shouting at two teenage boys, pushing at least one to the ground. When he went to grab one of the boys

At this point, I would have drawn and fired. Two rounds center mass and a third if he didn't drop. Then, maybe if I weren't too traumatized by the whole incident, I mught call the plice before the goblin bleeds out.

Assault a member of my family while acting like a deranged predator and you won't have to worry about being fired there Barney Fife.

[stevem]

The 16-year-old boy was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, a small hunting knife on his belt...

That doesn't sound like it's comcealed.